Slashdot Reader Builds 'Spaced Linux', a New Devuan-Based, User-Friendly Desktop Distro
"I've been a Linux IT administrator for 30 years now," says crhylove (Slashdot reader #205,956), in a new video on his YouTube channel. "I used to be a data center architect, at one point I was the IT director for 13 school districts... I just haven't been happy overall with all the other operating systems out there... " I've been working really diligently for the last few weeks on a new distro…
For over three decades, crhylove, a Linux IT administrator and YouTube creator, has been a staunch advocate for the operating system. However, his dissatisfaction with existing distros led him to create Spaced Linux, a user-friendly desktop distribution.
This new distro places emphasis on the Compiz 3D desktop, running efficiently on Devuan Ceres' rolling backend. It minimizes dependency issues by promoting Flatpak usage, making it a promising choice for users.
Crhylove highlights Spaced Linux' user-friendly themes, which range from Linux and Android to vintage operating systems like GeoWorks, Mac OS X, and Windows versions 3.11 (both dark and light themes), Windows XP, and Windows 11. Additionally, Wine allows for running Windows applications seamlessly.
The video creator also mentions that Nvidia graphics run smoothly on Spaced Linux, contributing to its overall performance. Speaking about the current state of the distro, crhylove asserts that it functions remarkably well as his daily driver, having been in use for several weeks.
The creator is also developing voice-command features, but emphasizes that Spaced Linux is already highly usable, efficient, fast, and reliable. He concludes that the project will only improve with time.
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